The author's purpose in Shania's Diary connects to the story's theme by
showing how people should try new experiences before judging them.
showing how people should have low expectations for new experiences.
showing how people should be suspicious of new experiences.
showing how people should have high expectations for new experiences.

I am noticing that they all relate to a person's behavior when he or she is abusing substances therefore the answer is C.

Sorry if i'm wrong.

in ray bradbury's short story "a sound of thunder", mr. eckels's fearfulness leads to drastic consequences for the rest of the world.

in the story, mr. eckels, who is a hunter, hires a time travel company to travel to the age of dinosaurs. although he is excited for the hunting expedition at the beginning, when they reach there and mr. eckels sees the tyrannosaurus, he feels frightened. as he is afraid of the tyrannosaurus, he steps off the path although he has been warned not to do it. by stepping off the path, the entire course of the future is affected: mr. eckart alters the future by stepping on a butterfly, which causes a new man to be elected president in the future. in that way, it is mr. eckart's fearfulness what triggers 'the butterfly effect' and what leads to drastic consequences for the rest of the world.

they are most likely about to fight in the battle of gaul